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PhD
Biology – Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona, United States (1994-99)
Advisor – Therese Markow, Ph.D., Amylin Chair in Life Sciences (now at University of California, San Diego)
Title – Understanding intra-population variation in the mating behavior of a field cricket

2002-2006 Assistant Research Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University

1999-2003 Faculty Research Associate, Department of Mathematics, Arizona State UniversityCourse Instructor, Minority Access to Research Careers, Arizona State UniversityAcademic Coordinator, Minority Access to Research Careers, Arizona State University

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Ormia ochracea: Female parasitoid flies acoustically stalk and lay their larvae on and around the signalling cricket. The larvae burrow inside the cricket. A week later the larval fly burrows out of the host, killing the cricket. Acoustic signalling is, therefore, beneficial as it enhances mating success, and yet costly as it increases the chances of dying young.